The Collaborative International Dictionary
Uranate \U"ra*nate\, n. (Chem.) A salt of uranic acid.
Wiktionary
n. (context inorganic chemistry English) Any of several oxyanions of uranium; any salt containing these anions
Wikipedia
A uranate is a ternary oxide involving the element uranium in one of the oxidation states +4, +5 or +6. A typical chemical formula is MUO, where M represents a cation. The uranium atom in uranates(VI) has two short, co-linear, U-O bonds and either four or six more next nearest oxygen atoms. The structures are infinite lattice structures with the uranium atoms linked by bridging oxygen atoms. " Ammonium diuranate" is an intermediate in the production of uranium oxide nuclear fuels.
Usage examples of "uranate".
The bacterium is fed metal sulfides and sprayed on ores with a concentration of less than 1 percent uranate, the insoluble form of natural uranium.
The bacteria then convert the uranate to soluble products that are concentrated and purified.
On neutralising the carbonate with an acid a uranate of the alkali is precipitated.
The uranates, in which the oxide of uranium acts as an acid, are mostly insoluble and of secondary importance.